(Gartner: Stamford, CT) -- Global research and advisory firm Gartner Inc. has revealed its annual ranking of the top supply-chain organizations headquartered in Asia-Pacific.

The goal of the annual Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 research initiative is to raise awareness of the supply-chain discipline and how it affects business results. From the overall list of qualifying organizations, Gartner identified the top 15 performers headquartered in Asia-Pacific, based on revenue growth, return on assets (ROA), inventory, and peer opinion.

Of the top 15 supply-chain companies from the Asia-Pacific region, five are headquartered in Japan (Canon, Honda, Komatsu, Seven & I Holdings, Toyota), four in Korea (Hyundai, Hyundai Heavy Industries, LG, Samsung), two in China (Huawei and Lenovo), one in Australia (Woolworths), one in India (Tata Motors), one in Singapore (Flextronics), and one in Taiwan (ASUSTeK).

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